Moods of the Sea: Masterworks of Sea PoetryGeorge C. Solley, Eric Steinbaugh Naval Institute Press, 1981 - 300 pages |
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Page 158
... watch the ebbing tide . Poll put her arms a - kimbo , At the admiral's house look'd she , To thoughts that were in limbo She now a vent gave free . You've got a roaring fire , I'll bet , In it your toes are jamm'd : Let's give him a ...
... watch the ebbing tide . Poll put her arms a - kimbo , At the admiral's house look'd she , To thoughts that were in limbo She now a vent gave free . You've got a roaring fire , I'll bet , In it your toes are jamm'd : Let's give him a ...
Page 159
... watch the ebbing tide . Poll put her arms a - kimbo , At the admiral's house look'd she , To thoughts that were in ... watches must keep ; Imprison'd by Neptune , he lives like a dog , And to know where he is , must depend on a LOG ...
... watch the ebbing tide . Poll put her arms a - kimbo , At the admiral's house look'd she , To thoughts that were in ... watches must keep ; Imprison'd by Neptune , he lives like a dog , And to know where he is , must depend on a LOG ...
Page 267
... watch the sea daily , finish our daily tasks By ten in the morning , and with the day to waste , Wander through the suburbs , with quiet thoughts of the brothels , And sometimes thoughts of the churches . In the eating - houses we ...
... watch the sea daily , finish our daily tasks By ten in the morning , and with the day to waste , Wander through the suburbs , with quiet thoughts of the brothels , And sometimes thoughts of the churches . In the eating - houses we ...
Common terms and phrases
ancient Mariner billows blow blue boat breath calm Captain Carl Sandburg clouds coast cold COLLECTED POEMS Copyright crew cries D. H. LAWRENCE dark dead dear death deck deep Don John dream drowned E. E. Cummings earth EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON eyes fear fish foam gale green hand hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW JOHN MASEFIELD John of Austria keel land laugh light lips look Lord loud mast moon morning never night o'er ocean OGDEN NASH once poets Port Admiral reef Reprinted by permission roar ROBERT rocks roll round sail sailor salt sand ship shore sing sleep song soul sound stars storm sweet T. S. Eliot tell tempest thee thou tide trail vessel voice voyage W. H. AUDEN waves Wedding-Guest whale wild WILLIAM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wreck
References to this book
Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes Jill B. Gidmark No preview available - 2001 |